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>> host: well, let's get to the 30,000-foot view of health care in the united states. will you give us your view of what kind of health care the american public has right now, and then let's talk about some of the other sides of how much it cost and how many people don't get access? >> guest: in many ways we have the making cutting edge health care and we have access to unbelievable technologies and unbelievably well trained people. at the same time you can find some really abysmal health care of with lack of access and poor communities right within our own cities and neighborhoods. and that stark contrast is a major problem we are struggling with. i would say the second major problem we are struggling with is that the pieces don't for a-- fit together for any of us. the thing we are struggling with the health reform, we have focused a lot on the insurance hassles and the insurance organization that we have missed the point that the deepest struggle is with complexity. drugs, 4000 medical and surgical procedures. try to deploy it city by city, optimally, in the right t
>> host: well, let's get to the 30,000-foot view of health care in the united states. will you give us your view of what kind of health care the american public has right now, and then let's talk about some of the other sides of how much it cost and how many people don't get access? >> guest: in many ways we have the making cutting edge health care and we have access to unbelievable technologies and unbelievably well trained people. at the same time you can find some really abysmal...
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. >> host: well, let's get to the 30,000 view of healthcare in the united states. will you give us your view on the healthcare they have and a size of that how much it costs us to get it and how many people don't have access. >> guest: in many ways we have amazing cutting edge healthcare. and we have access to unbelievable technologies. and unbelievably well-trained people. and at the same time you can find some really abysmal healthcare with lack of access in poor communities right within our own cities and neighborhoods. and that stark contrast is a major problem that we're struggling with. i'd say the second major problem we're struggling with is that the pieces don't fit together for any of us. the thing we're struggling with in health reform -- we have focused a lot on the insurance hassles and the insurance organization. but we missed the point that the deepest struggle here is with the complexity. science has given us 13,000 diagnosis that we've identified the problems the human body can sustain. 13,000 ways the human body can fail. for it we came out the la
. >> host: well, let's get to the 30,000 view of healthcare in the united states. will you give us your view on the healthcare they have and a size of that how much it costs us to get it and how many people don't have access. >> guest: in many ways we have amazing cutting edge healthcare. and we have access to unbelievable technologies. and unbelievably well-trained people. and at the same time you can find some really abysmal healthcare with lack of access in poor communities right...
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department. >> it goes far beyond the united states of america. haiti did not get to this condition without the help and conspiracy of european countries, and as we have allowed that to happen in our hemisphere. it is not just a question of guilt. it is having done a job and saying never again. i think it is more than just our responsibility. >> i have already been invited to a meeting with the european parliament. i will certainly be talking about haiti, to put that on the agenda with the european parliament's, which is a growing, powerful organization in europe. >> that need convey my gratitude for you being here today. often, haiti gets off the radar after crisis. we hope you will continue to follow what takes place in haiti and keep it on the public's mind. this has been a phenomenal response to the needs of the haitian people, and we want to make sure of that response is sustained. the media will be very important in that effort. thank you again. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satell
department. >> it goes far beyond the united states of america. haiti did not get to this condition without the help and conspiracy of european countries, and as we have allowed that to happen in our hemisphere. it is not just a question of guilt. it is having done a job and saying never again. i think it is more than just our responsibility. >> i have already been invited to a meeting with the european parliament. i will certainly be talking about haiti, to put that on the agenda...
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all of them are dedicated to the safety of the united states. as john has indicated, here we simply had a systemic failure. dhs uses the list as the cornerstone of our efforts to prevent suspected terrorists from boarding airplanes bound for the united states. second, we will establish a partnership on aviation screen technology between dhs and the department of energy and its national laboratories. this will allow government to use the expertise of the national labs to develop new and more effective technologies so that we can react not only to known threats but also proactively to anticipate new ways by which terrorists can seat aboard our aircraft. third, we should accelerate the point of advanced imaging technologies so we have greater capability to detect explosives like the ones used in the christmas day attack. we currently have 40 machines deployed throughout the united states. in 2010 we are scheduled to deploy 300 more, and may deploy more than that. the tsa does not conduct screening overseas. the christmas day incident underscores th
all of them are dedicated to the safety of the united states. as john has indicated, here we simply had a systemic failure. dhs uses the list as the cornerstone of our efforts to prevent suspected terrorists from boarding airplanes bound for the united states. second, we will establish a partnership on aviation screen technology between dhs and the department of energy and its national laboratories. this will allow government to use the expertise of the national labs to develop new and more...
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will we fight for the men and women who wear the uniform of the united states military? finally, will we finish our work and overcome the devastations of from the floods and tornadoes and rebuild a stronger, greener, more sustainable state tax [applause] -- sustainable state? [applause] i believe that history teaches us time and time again that the iowa way, the american way is that we are faced with great diversity and a great challenge, we meet them with bold, decisive action. this is no time for fear, for partisanship, and inaction, instead, let's finish what we started, unafraid of tomorrow, and inspired by its possibilities. i will do my part and i look forward to working with the house and senate leadership and all the members and i know that together, we will have a successful session. good luck in the days ahead and look forward to working with each and everyone of you. may god bless the great state of ottawa. let's embrace this future, making this iowa century with an unwavering faith that our best days are ahead of us. thank you and god bless. [applause] thank
will we fight for the men and women who wear the uniform of the united states military? finally, will we finish our work and overcome the devastations of from the floods and tornadoes and rebuild a stronger, greener, more sustainable state tax [applause] -- sustainable state? [applause] i believe that history teaches us time and time again that the iowa way, the american way is that we are faced with great diversity and a great challenge, we meet them with bold, decisive action. this is no time...
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states? extremely, somewhat, not at all confident? he has gone from december before he took office, 54-45, plus nine, to now minus 22. wow. that is a huge difference. and you see it has been a gradual follow-off since july. so there are growing doubts about obama which are reflected not just in his approval rating, but in a question like this. here is why this is important for the 2010 elections. dating back to even before when i was involved in politics, 1962, what we did is we tracked here the president's job approval rating in midterm elections and then correlated that with the gain or loss in the house of the president's party. so that the box on the right-hand side, when the president's job approval rating is 60-plus, his party generally has a pick up of several shonts. if it is 41, average loss of 41 seats. so what does that tell you about 2010? those who are independent or leaning one way or another, it would be a good time to run a republican campaign, wouldn't it? i mean it is really
states? extremely, somewhat, not at all confident? he has gone from december before he took office, 54-45, plus nine, to now minus 22. wow. that is a huge difference. and you see it has been a gradual follow-off since july. so there are growing doubts about obama which are reflected not just in his approval rating, but in a question like this. here is why this is important for the 2010 elections. dating back to even before when i was involved in politics, 1962, what we did is we tracked here...
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to the extent you can ask the president of the united states to testify -- >> mike: will you ask barack obama to testify at your trial? >> i would be interesting in doing that. whatever conversations i'd have that were lawful, love to have him as a star witness. whether or not it could happen, i don't know. michelle obama could be a witness in the case because there are relationships with tony that she could shed light on to put in context the false allegations in relation to me. the two stars of the real housewives of new york city got political. when they put me on the hot seat. >> everybody watches some version of trademark television. i want to know the most embarrassing thing you watch that you'd never admit. >> mike: that i'd never admit but i'm about to admit. >> that your daughter knows your watch and no one else knows -- >> my daughter by the way loves housewife of new york. >> don't forget you watch it because you're married. straight men do watch it as well. whatever the most embarrassing reality television show is that you watch. >> i don't watch a lot of television, because
to the extent you can ask the president of the united states to testify -- >> mike: will you ask barack obama to testify at your trial? >> i would be interesting in doing that. whatever conversations i'd have that were lawful, love to have him as a star witness. whether or not it could happen, i don't know. michelle obama could be a witness in the case because there are relationships with tony that she could shed light on to put in context the false allegations in relation to me....
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america voted 2008 for barack obama to become president of the united states. it is this november that the people had the opportunity in the two states with the gubernatorial election and just this week the people of massachusetts had the opportunity to vote for their senate -- senator. based on the policies that have come out of this new administration and the majority in congress. it is those policies that were voted on this time, and it is those policies that i believe do not reflect the mainstream of america. and where the republicans stand ready to work with the gentleman and his party in trying to bring the debate and these policy solutions back towards where most americans feel we ought to be heading in >> on c-span tonight, an update on haitian relief efforts from the pentagon and members of the congressional black caucus. president obama proposes new banking regulations. and later, reaction to today's supreme court ruling on campaign finance rules. >> abigail adams had to remind john adams to remember the ladies when creating a new government. dolley m
america voted 2008 for barack obama to become president of the united states. it is this november that the people had the opportunity in the two states with the gubernatorial election and just this week the people of massachusetts had the opportunity to vote for their senate -- senator. based on the policies that have come out of this new administration and the majority in congress. it is those policies that were voted on this time, and it is those policies that i believe do not reflect the...
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it could be done in any district court in the united states. again, i emphasized by individual or by ice -- bought a stake. it is not unusual for attorneys general to join together on issues. this is the first time we have had one like this since i have been and attorney general. i have been here for just over seven years, but it is not unusual for us to join together three amicus briefs, to sign on toçó letters like the one from a bit ago, opinions and concerns on proposed legislation, regulations, to even support or oppose or to bring lawsuits in connection with each other and, as i mentioned, to file an amicus briefs, so there are plenty of opportunities, a lot of different ways that a case concerning this and other provisions could be brought to the courts, but all of us, i know the 15 who are participating in this effort at this time, we would prefer to have these provisions taken out of the bill and not put into law, and that would solve these problems with us. so, i think i have covered it all. i would be glad to try to answer any q
it could be done in any district court in the united states. again, i emphasized by individual or by ice -- bought a stake. it is not unusual for attorneys general to join together on issues. this is the first time we have had one like this since i have been and attorney general. i have been here for just over seven years, but it is not unusual for us to join together three amicus briefs, to sign on toçó letters like the one from a bit ago, opinions and concerns on proposed legislation, ...
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, barack obama. -- the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, house of representatives. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, have a seat. thank you, madam speaker, thank you, outstanding work, to all the leadership, thank you for inviting me here today. thank you. [applause] the house of representatives has been an incredible partners throughout this year, but i hope you don't mind me singling out one of the best partners any president ever have, that is unbelievable speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. i was in california doing a dnc event and nancy introduced me. i said she is smart, articulate, she knows her issues, but what people don't understand is she is tough. [laughter] she is tough. she is tough for members, for this caucus, and she is tough for the american people. [applause] her extraordinary leadership is one of the reasons the house of representatives has consistently set the bar on a whole host of issues and legislative accomplishment that we have seen this year and that we will
, barack obama. -- the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, house of representatives. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, have a seat. thank you, madam speaker, thank you, outstanding work, to all the leadership, thank you for inviting me here today. thank you. [applause] the house of representatives has been an incredible partners throughout this year, but i hope you don't mind me singling out one of the best partners any...
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it will allow the biggest corporations and the united -- in the united states engage in the buying and selling of elections. if you look at the staggering figures of the fortune 100 companies and the revenues they have and profits that they can now unleashed directly in these -- unleash directly in these elections, it has the potential to totally up and our system and corrupt the process in a way that i think should alarm every american citizen. just think of some hypothetical. as my colleagues said, we are still going through the court decision. imagine a ig who just received millions of taxpayer money being able to turn around and spend money to advertise against people who did not want to provide them with money or disagreed with their agenda. think about the biggest firms on wall street at a time when we are trying to hold them accountable. they can take money and defeat those who call for greater transparency and accountability on wall street. think about corporations, u.s. corporations, whose main financial interest and majority profits come from investments in places like china.
it will allow the biggest corporations and the united -- in the united states engage in the buying and selling of elections. if you look at the staggering figures of the fortune 100 companies and the revenues they have and profits that they can now unleashed directly in these -- unleash directly in these elections, it has the potential to totally up and our system and corrupt the process in a way that i think should alarm every american citizen. just think of some hypothetical. as my colleagues...
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a [applause] god bless the united states of america. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ñi ♪ [playing patriotic music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ çó ♪ ♪Ñi ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing "this land is your land"] >> after their meeting with the president, republican leaders spoke to reporters. we will here from john boehner, eric cantor, and mike pense. this is 10 minutes. >> while we are pleased that the president accepted our invitation and came to the baltimore today to have a dialogue with our members. i thought that the dialogue went very well. a lot of discussion about the solutions that we have offered to the administration and to our democratic colleagues all year, and the fact that we want to continue to find common ground. we're not always going to agree. but i think it did become clear in the conversation today for the president -- with the president, that there are issues and items that we do agree upon. when they are lumped together in 2,000-page bills and 1,000-page bills,
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. >> -- every member of united states congress for four years? >> b-. >> talk show host at wmal today. >> b +. we will come back to all that. let's look at what it is like to be in your studio when you start off in the morning. >> 107.3, worldwide. wmal.com. listen all day and be stimulated. >> now, randy and anti with the news. >> you have been doing this how long? >> i started in 2003. this is believereally my sevent. i have saddam hussein to king for the job. -- to think for the job. -- to think for the job. -- thank for the job. they wanted to go to more 24-7 coverage. they wanted more people of the microphone. he asked me to fill in. i was not with goodwill anymore and i just come to california from nevada. it just so happened that by june of 2003, a slot had opened up. the general manager asked if i would be interested in doing this. he carefully deleted the part about getting up at 2:00 a.m. in the morning. i said that that sounded kind of interesting. i have been there ever since. >> the time and you are on? >> 5:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m., monday
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this is also an effort of the united states. and the united kingdom, but scores of our a lies are there in one form or another pushing in the same direction. there are different roles and different guidelines coming from national government but it's important to realize that there will be a number of countries at the london conference hoping for success. one of thq things i'll add, there is a reconciliation and in afghanistan with former ing taliban moving back into society and moving back into being part of the government and part of the afghanistan society.Ñi there's a real hope that japan has a particular interest incoming in with perhaps as much as - um... well, several $100,000,000 to help with the reconciliation and reintegration effort and i hope that's part of the success story of the london conference >> i just want to - do you think the united states andçó international community should be holding the karzai government ahead of the conference in london? >> the london conference is right upon us. r think we're walkin
this is also an effort of the united states. and the united kingdom, but scores of our a lies are there in one form or another pushing in the same direction. there are different roles and different guidelines coming from national government but it's important to realize that there will be a number of countries at the london conference hoping for success. one of thq things i'll add, there is a reconciliation and in afghanistan with former ing taliban moving back into society and moving back into...
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. >> do you believe the president of the united states made americans less safe? >> i do. >> dick cheney and others, including sarah palin, continue to pound president obama on the terror issue. even as the president has asked them to stop. >> now is not a time for partisanship. it's a time for citizenship. a time to come together and work together. >> we'll address this explosive issue. exactly how are liberals defending the secret health care proceedings? we'll find out. >> i'm a little sick of the smears. >> it's time to put up some facts or shut up. >> glenn beck on why he is responding to his critics. also a big announcement about the bold fresh tour. >> i guess i'm suffering from some sort of overwhelming paranoia. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thank you for watching us tonight. our conservatives undermining president obama's war on terror? that is the subject of tonight's memo. the president continues to tell americans he'll fix the intelligence failures that allowed the underw
. >> do you believe the president of the united states made americans less safe? >> i do. >> dick cheney and others, including sarah palin, continue to pound president obama on the terror issue. even as the president has asked them to stop. >> now is not a time for partisanship. it's a time for citizenship. a time to come together and work together. >> we'll address this explosive issue. exactly how are liberals defending the secret health care proceedings? we'll...
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japan and the united states don't want that story line. they push back a lot on that. they are a little bit skidish about that storyline. that's not one that they want to see out there. chris: that's funny. they wanted to be the country that's part or the world again. >> right? >> absolutely. and there is a difference between the obama policy and the bush policy. they don't want to lose that america should lead the world. we set the agenda. if obama loses that and we saw it late last year when he accepted the noble prize, that fed into the storyline that he doesn't necessarily believe in american exceptionalism. it's more that i want to be president of the world. it's a very effective one. and i don't think -- i think that's a constant in american politic, people want the president to believe in america exceptionalism. chris: what do you think that this president is tilting to the world? >> i'm always amazed by people's warmth towards me. at the the same time having a president who grew up in indonesia. this was always going to be a problem for barack obama. and people
japan and the united states don't want that story line. they push back a lot on that. they are a little bit skidish about that storyline. that's not one that they want to see out there. chris: that's funny. they wanted to be the country that's part or the world again. >> right? >> absolutely. and there is a difference between the obama policy and the bush policy. they don't want to lose that america should lead the world. we set the agenda. if obama loses that and we saw it late...
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of the united states and the president of the united states with reckless disregard for the perception and the reality of what would be seen as a breach in security for terrorists of all walks of life to be able to make the assessment i can do it, too. i'm saddened and disappointed and i'm outraged and i would ask you to check your patriotism and find out why you had to do something of that level. with that in mind, i do respect your constitutional rights i respect them because i respect this nation and i respect the rights and responsibilities of the of of the congresses and this committee and i will ask the question that both of you can answer. you had a duty to inform the secret service officer that you were not invited guess. you dressed the part. you did not receive an official invite. your names did not appear on the guess list and your invitation from michelle jones was denied. what more did you need in order to understand that you were not invited? >> on the advice of counsel, i respectfully assert my rights not to answer your question. >> after being told you had not received
of the united states and the president of the united states with reckless disregard for the perception and the reality of what would be seen as a breach in security for terrorists of all walks of life to be able to make the assessment i can do it, too. i'm saddened and disappointed and i'm outraged and i would ask you to check your patriotism and find out why you had to do something of that level. with that in mind, i do respect your constitutional rights i respect them because i respect this...
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. >> as member of the united states congress for four years? >> b-. >> head of goodwill industries for five years. >> a-. >> talk show host at wmal today. >> b+. >> we will come back to all that. let's look at what it is like to be in your studio when you start off in the morning. >> 107.3, worldwide. wmal.com. listen all day and be stimulated. >> now, randy and andy with the news. >> you have been doing this how long? >> i started in 2003. this is really my seventh year. i have saddam hussein thank for the job. i had been out in california. i was between careers at that time. i had filled them for a talk- show host on our station from time to time. the guy that was on general manager, because of the war effort ramping up in iraq,they wanted to go to more 24/7 coverage. they wanted more people on the microphone. he asked me to fill in. i started doing more work. i was not with goodwill anymore and i had just come to california from nevada. i gravitated to it following the war. it just so happened that by june of 2003, a slot had opened up. and
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i am a veteran of the united states air force. while i was there i was trained in disaster preparedness and shelter management for emergency situations. what i wanted to say is i hear that there are approximately 30 different countries or entities going over there to help. is there a possibility that you could cordon off the country -- you know, the israeli hospital unit, a military hospital unit, cordoned off and then redistrict. every neighborhood would have their own representative, their own feeding station, medical units. then the soldiers that are standing around, they could be the people guarding each new neighborhood. then while the soldiers are there, i would suggest that they are taking names and documenting the ages of the people living in their neighborhoods. eventually, we can start to find out how many family people they have, how many they lost. host: we understand your direction. how does the country plan to get a handle on who has survived? guest: since the government established his commissions -- which she said
i am a veteran of the united states air force. while i was there i was trained in disaster preparedness and shelter management for emergency situations. what i wanted to say is i hear that there are approximately 30 different countries or entities going over there to help. is there a possibility that you could cordon off the country -- you know, the israeli hospital unit, a military hospital unit, cordoned off and then redistrict. every neighborhood would have their own representative, their...
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these states have a high number -- or a high penetration of assisted living facility units per 100 elderly. and then there are other areas where there are fewer assisted living facilities. where it's texas, new mexico, arizona, west virginia. these states. so substantial variation across states is the first point. the second point is really that there's substantial variation also within states. and this isn't that surprising. the assisted living facilities tend to locate in the more urban and suburban areas and less so in the rural areas and i'll point this out again below. so just to detail very briefly our primary results and there are tables in the paper that detail these more -- more in depth. but the first and very simple result is that assisted living facilities are widespread seniors housing and care option national. we found around 830,000 beds or units nationally. depending on how you count facilities and whether you count small facilities that number could be as large as a million beds. and this is in the context of 1.6 million nursing home beds nationally so it's a large number
these states have a high number -- or a high penetration of assisted living facility units per 100 elderly. and then there are other areas where there are fewer assisted living facilities. where it's texas, new mexico, arizona, west virginia. these states. so substantial variation across states is the first point. the second point is really that there's substantial variation also within states. and this isn't that surprising. the assisted living facilities tend to locate in the more urban and...
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>> the academy is one of the oldest private boarding schools in the united states. i got sent there because my two brothers and my father went there. but, the most important thing for me was that is where i'd learned how to learn. that was probably the best education i ever had. there were never any more than 12 or 15 kids sitting around a table with a teacher and using a very unique form of learning. it influenced everything i ever did. i learned how to prosecute and defend macbeth or logarithms or whatever through this process. it was enormously valuable. >> wasn't that the same path that robert todd lincoln took? >> i never thought about that. >> his father went to the cooper union to make a couple of hundred dollars to help him get in. >> the same process still works. >> back to the radio show. use of humor. >> i do not think the united states or any country can take a shot into a foreign country because they think there is a bad guy there. >> levin said he would accept permission. >> i guess that was misquoted or misunderstood, not mistaken. politicians are exp
>> the academy is one of the oldest private boarding schools in the united states. i got sent there because my two brothers and my father went there. but, the most important thing for me was that is where i'd learned how to learn. that was probably the best education i ever had. there were never any more than 12 or 15 kids sitting around a table with a teacher and using a very unique form of learning. it influenced everything i ever did. i learned how to prosecute and defend macbeth or...
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god bless the united states of america. thank you, everybody. (applause) >> woodruff: now, more on the president's appearance before house republicans-- someone who was there for it all, texas representative jeb hensarling. congressman hensarling, thanks for being with us and for standing out in the cold. what did you take away from this unusual session? >> well, you're right, judy, it was an unusual session. listen, the president deserves great credit for accepting our invitation. i'm glad that he did it. i'm hoping something good will come out of it. we've never seen any kind of outreach from speaker pelosi to attempt to work on a bipartisan basis. i hope we see one out of the president. there are some areas maybe we can work on. but i got to tell you, the american people want accountability in government. and regardless of whether you are a republican or democrat today i think was at least a chapter in accountability. i mean things like the louisiana purchase and the cornhusker kickback, people want to see some accountability. they saw it tod
god bless the united states of america. thank you, everybody. (applause) >> woodruff: now, more on the president's appearance before house republicans-- someone who was there for it all, texas representative jeb hensarling. congressman hensarling, thanks for being with us and for standing out in the cold. what did you take away from this unusual session? >> well, you're right, judy, it was an unusual session. listen, the president deserves great credit for accepting our invitation....
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they said yes, they could bring the detainees into the united states. they didn't give any guidance on how to determine they could come into the united states. there is no guidance given caller: what exactly is the cost per an inmate in the long term in trying these people. i know each individual is different, but what is the long-term cost? each one will vary obviously whether they plead guilty, there's a presudges that they will. obviously the costs are lower. you have certainlyly more defense. it's a guilty plea that is quicker. the cost is determined by what each person does. you would be presumed that the detainees would be held under the law of war regime it would be the cost of any citizen that would be incarcerated for life. host: we have a twitter question asking has any quit mow detainee escaped? guest: no. we have had several go back to the battlefield. to this detail in that some countries like yemin, they may be set or scheduled to go back but until the country is ready to assure the united states that they won't reengage, they are not allo
they said yes, they could bring the detainees into the united states. they didn't give any guidance on how to determine they could come into the united states. there is no guidance given caller: what exactly is the cost per an inmate in the long term in trying these people. i know each individual is different, but what is the long-term cost? each one will vary obviously whether they plead guilty, there's a presudges that they will. obviously the costs are lower. you have certainlyly more...
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, to defeat the united states. and that was their goal, as they have assessed how they have done. i think they would see their own track record as a mixed bag. they achieved some things but at a tremendous price in their terms. their movement is falterring in some respects. and i will not give, it's not the place to give a detailed assessment. but those are some key elements of their thinking. but they are thinking globally, when bin laden talked in 2007 and promised to attack the united states again. he oddly i thought referred to the need to counter global participation, that we are encountering the world. and he asserted that the major corporation had killed president kennedy. rather striking probes from an islammist. but he was appealing to the american people in that way. host: what does the attack on christmas day tell you about both the power of al-qaeda and america's ability to respond to those attacks? guest: i think on one hand those attacks will be extremely difficult to stop. not to say that we should h
, to defeat the united states. and that was their goal, as they have assessed how they have done. i think they would see their own track record as a mixed bag. they achieved some things but at a tremendous price in their terms. their movement is falterring in some respects. and i will not give, it's not the place to give a detailed assessment. but those are some key elements of their thinking. but they are thinking globally, when bin laden talked in 2007 and promised to attack the united states...
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in the united states. every president in the middle east there is for lies. the problem is not to rid al qaeda. everybody looks up to the united states and wishing united states can change that system to make a free democracy so every country. yemen, tomorrow. so mall you. if you remember, all these leaders is dictators and they have a benefit from having organization like this going to keep democracy against them. we need democracy and liberty from the middle east from the leaders not from the people. you watch and see what will be. unfortunately, people in america don't realize it's the true picture in the middle east. not just saudi arabia but all middle east. host: where are you from originally? caller: i was born in egypt but i fought against russia in afghanistan and i don't realize all this is political to me. the problem truly believe me is the leader in those country. presidents are not for democracy. host ho thanks with the call. this weekend "new york times," a list of reuben writing in a clear
in the united states. every president in the middle east there is for lies. the problem is not to rid al qaeda. everybody looks up to the united states and wishing united states can change that system to make a free democracy so every country. yemen, tomorrow. so mall you. if you remember, all these leaders is dictators and they have a benefit from having organization like this going to keep democracy against them. we need democracy and liberty from the middle east from the leaders not from the...
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an appreciation to the president of the united states who moved swiftly. there was no hesitation on the commitment that president barack obama had. and in fact, he quickly offered his prayers but he acknowledged the devastation, making note of the fact that he had seen collapsed hospitals, crumbled homes, men and women carrying their injured neighbors to the streets and he acknowledged that it was truly heartwrenching. sufficient to make you tremble. and so moving swiftly, he directed his administration to coordinate in an aggressive manner to save lives. and the people of haiti will have the full support of the united states in the urgent efforts to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble and deliver the humanitarian relief and food, he's authorized a usaid and the state and department of defense is working together. he's mobilized a large number of individuals, including our military efforts. i also want to take note that the secretary of homeland security has indicated that our resources, including the united states coast guard and fema of which we have
an appreciation to the president of the united states who moved swiftly. there was no hesitation on the commitment that president barack obama had. and in fact, he quickly offered his prayers but he acknowledged the devastation, making note of the fact that he had seen collapsed hospitals, crumbled homes, men and women carrying their injured neighbors to the streets and he acknowledged that it was truly heartwrenching. sufficient to make you tremble. and so moving swiftly, he directed his...
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states -- who should be, we think, the next president of the united states. we take it seriously and we have to lot to say about it and we're grateful for that privilege and that honor. but it's only a recommendation, mr. speaker. tonight, today and tonight, the people of massachusetts not only made a recommendation, they made a decision, not just for the people of massachusetts, they made a decision for the united states of america and that decision is, no socialized medicine in this country, keep our liberty, get the budget under control, let people take care of themselves and each other. the government is not a nanny, that's the message that comes from the place where liberty began. . massachusetts of all improbable places has brought us back to that rock of liberty and i could not be happier tonight. this is all i could ask for and i'm looking forward now to the battle we have ahead to preserve the liberty we have left and restore some of that that we lost. i would be happy to yield to the gentlelady from wyoming so much time as she may consume. mrs. lumm
states -- who should be, we think, the next president of the united states. we take it seriously and we have to lot to say about it and we're grateful for that privilege and that honor. but it's only a recommendation, mr. speaker. tonight, today and tonight, the people of massachusetts not only made a recommendation, they made a decision, not just for the people of massachusetts, they made a decision for the united states of america and that decision is, no socialized medicine in this country,...
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a [applause] god bless the united states of america. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ñi ♪ [playing patriotic music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ çó ♪ ♪Ñi ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing "this land is your land"] >> after listening to the president, republican leaders spoke with reporters. >> the present accepted our invitation and came to baltimore today. i thought the dialogue one very well. the fact that we want to continue to find common ground. we are not always going to agree. i think it should become clear in the conversation today that there are issues that we do agree upon. when they are lumped together in 2000 page bills, typically, what we find is a lot of things that we disagree with. the american people want to know where the jobs are. that should be our focus of this year. it should of been the focus of the administration last year. they seem to be geared toward fed this year. let's find the common ground where we can
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this is one of the most powerful groups in the united states. it is hard to imagine they will go away, and they serve a useful function in the group market. i would hope one of the things the exchanges can do would be to figure out exactly brokers are contributing in terms of value added, and make sure they are compensated. i don't see any need for 10% origination fees. it is like if you could buy through web-based travel platforms and still had to pay a travel agent -- you have heard me. >> we have time for questions from folks standing at the microphone. first in the back of the room. >> thank you to the panelists and the commonwealth fund for putting this together. my question is about the state exchanges. in terms of going to scale, this health care reform is proposing to put 30 million people into an exchange and that is a large scale. in terms of having it happen on day one, i wanted to ask you what have been the obstacles for more states taking on a running an exchange that would move us towards that scale, and looking at what those obsta
this is one of the most powerful groups in the united states. it is hard to imagine they will go away, and they serve a useful function in the group market. i would hope one of the things the exchanges can do would be to figure out exactly brokers are contributing in terms of value added, and make sure they are compensated. i don't see any need for 10% origination fees. it is like if you could buy through web-based travel platforms and still had to pay a travel agent -- you have heard me....
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health insurance companies in the united states. that would seem to be a lot of competition to me to have 1,300 health insurance companies to have the federal government create one more company, the federal government, as big as it is, then we would have 1,301 companies in the united states selling health insurance. how many policy varieties do we have? well, madam speaker, that number falls in the area of 100,000 possible policy varieties out there in the market plates. 1,300 companies and 100,000 policies to choose from if you could buy from across state lines. that would be too much liberty for an american to have. so instead, he would want to impose a single payer and said he was for single payer plan which would be a federal health insurance plan to supplant or replace all 1,300 companies and 100,000 companies with the beautiful federal government offerings that would be adequate for anybody in america and satisfy all of us if we just weren't enlightened yet seems to be the message we are hearing from the white house. we find o
health insurance companies in the united states. that would seem to be a lot of competition to me to have 1,300 health insurance companies to have the federal government create one more company, the federal government, as big as it is, then we would have 1,301 companies in the united states selling health insurance. how many policy varieties do we have? well, madam speaker, that number falls in the area of 100,000 possible policy varieties out there in the market plates. 1,300 companies and...
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i talked about the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan. built very well on that 12-year gap. which we are renew sog we are 4 to 5 years back into establishing working to establish that trust. >> we have got a relationship with iraq that goes back about 6 years now. to 2003. as we look for a long-term relationship, with iraq. when i am in afghanistan. i get the same question asked as when i am in pakistan. will you leave us again? they remember very well that we have in the past, and so, there is a trust issue there. there is uncertainty. through afghanistan -- and afghanistan's eyes as to whether or not we will stay. and so there is a trust problem there. and a relationship building requirement there as well. and when i come back it iran, we will not have had a relationship with iran since 1979. so, building that kind of a relationship, and what is that mean? and i speak to the difficulty of the other relationships and look at what 30 years potentially can do. so there is a awful lot of both concern and potential. and i think focus that wi
i talked about the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan. built very well on that 12-year gap. which we are renew sog we are 4 to 5 years back into establishing working to establish that trust. >> we have got a relationship with iraq that goes back about 6 years now. to 2003. as we look for a long-term relationship, with iraq. when i am in afghanistan. i get the same question asked as when i am in pakistan. will you leave us again? they remember very well that we have in...
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army, united states army, vice president of the united states. george herbert walker bush. my four years at fema were positive but organizationally challenging and i will quickly point out fema which i had were different than the fema you read about in katrina. when president bush took over in '89, his selected chief of staff john sununu who had previously made it clear he would not permit or tolerate me being the director of fema because we had several differences of opinion about a nuclear power plant being brought on line when he was the governor of new hampshire and he wanted me to cut corners and i refused to do that. because i was no longer a director of fema, president bush offered me another job the position of secretary of various affairs, the first one. and i was delighted with that opportunity. louise was not. as matter of fact she was unhappy about that. she was saying at the 11th hour president bush gave the job to a defeated member of congress from illinois who turned all to be a disaster himself. and by the way i would be remiss if
army, united states army, vice president of the united states. george herbert walker bush. my four years at fema were positive but organizationally challenging and i will quickly point out fema which i had were different than the fema you read about in katrina. when president bush took over in '89, his selected chief of staff john sununu who had previously made it clear he would not permit or tolerate me being the director of fema because we had several differences of opinion about a nuclear...
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according to fincen, mortgage fraud is one of the fastest-growing white-collar crimes of the united states. for '06 to '07 florida held a dubious decision of breaking first in the nation in mortgage fraud. according to the mortgage asset research institute, otherwise known as mara, miami-dade county leads the state and incidence of mortgage fraud and ranks in the top five major metropolitan areas hit by that crime. the number of suspicious activity reports from financial institutions reported by fincen more than tripled from all four windows over 17000, to over 64000 in 2008, and it is closing in on 70000 in 2009. mari estimates that 70 to 80 percent of all those foreclosures contain some type of mortgage fraud so it seems clear that foreclosures in mortgage fraud are intertwined to some degree. in both '07 and '08 florida ranks second in the nation in foreclosures with miami-dade again been hardest hit area in the state. traditionally the fbi and the hud inspector general's office handled mortgage fraud investigations. in many areas the fbi's threshold for handling these cases is set at c
according to fincen, mortgage fraud is one of the fastest-growing white-collar crimes of the united states. for '06 to '07 florida held a dubious decision of breaking first in the nation in mortgage fraud. according to the mortgage asset research institute, otherwise known as mara, miami-dade county leads the state and incidence of mortgage fraud and ranks in the top five major metropolitan areas hit by that crime. the number of suspicious activity reports from financial institutions reported...
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when i came to the united states senate we did get 76 cents back for every dollar we stonet washington. i fought hard with our congressional delegation to get that up to 92 cents, and we do have 92 cents return. it's not 70 cents and the tex dot that the governor controls has it on their website that it is a 92% return and i'm glad to know he's supporting the bill i introduce that had would give us 100%. we should be able to opt out of the highway trust fund. >> reality isn't it true there would be a vote to take texas out of that sunday in >> that's right but we've got to start thinking differently and taking the first step. and the first step is to introduce the legislation that says why do we need a highway trust fund now? the purpose of the highway trust fund was to build a national highway system for national security. that system has been built out. why should wen send eight cents of our dollars to over states in i don't want to do that. that's why i'm introduceing this legislation because we need to start talking about it and other states warrant to do the same thing but when i
when i came to the united states senate we did get 76 cents back for every dollar we stonet washington. i fought hard with our congressional delegation to get that up to 92 cents, and we do have 92 cents return. it's not 70 cents and the tex dot that the governor controls has it on their website that it is a 92% return and i'm glad to know he's supporting the bill i introduce that had would give us 100%. we should be able to opt out of the highway trust fund. >> reality isn't it true...
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the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [ applause ] >> bret: on january 20, 2009, barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. the first of african-american heritage. and it was a busy year for the president. he reached out to the world's muslims in a speech in cairo on june 4. on august 6, president obama's pick for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor became the third female and the first hispanic to sit on the u.s. supreme court. on october, 14 president's approval rate fell below 50%. we have a.b. stodder, and charles cradock. it was quite a year for the president. charles? >> it began with this wonderful festival of inauguration day. where i think the pride people held across the country was near universal. electing the first african-american was a transcendcation of the experience. it wasn't until a month later to joint session of congress that obama revealed how much of a leftist he is. remember in the transition, his appointments were rather cen
the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. [ applause ] >> bret: on january 20, 2009, barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. the first of african-american heritage. and it was a busy year for the president. he reached out to the world's muslims in a speech in cairo on june 4. on august 6, president obama's pick for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor became the third female and...
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host: let's get to the 30,000- foot in view of health care in the united states. will you give us your view of what kind of health care the american public has right now, and then let's talk about some of the -- how much it costs us to get, and how many people don't have access. guest: in many ways, we have amazing, cutting edge of health care. we have access to unbelievable technologies, unbelievably well trained people. the same time, you can find some really abysmal health care, with a lack of access in poor communities, cities and neighborhoods, and that is a stark contrast and a major problem we are struggling with. the second major problem we are struggling with is that the pieces don't fit together for any of us. the thing we are struggling with in health reform -- we have focused on the insurance hassles and insurance organization, but we've missed the point that the deepest struggle is with the complexity. science has given us 13,000 diagnoses that we have identified as problems that the human body can sustain, 13,000 ways that the human body can fail, an
host: let's get to the 30,000- foot in view of health care in the united states. will you give us your view of what kind of health care the american public has right now, and then let's talk about some of the -- how much it costs us to get, and how many people don't have access. guest: in many ways, we have amazing, cutting edge of health care. we have access to unbelievable technologies, unbelievably well trained people. the same time, you can find some really abysmal health care, with a lack...
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even the president of the united states last at this of this is the empire and that we are dealing with. >> guest: it is very hypocritical and as he noticed, rush did not comment on that. he didn't need to. it tells the full story of what the far left really wants for america. and they don't want conservative views. they hate conservative views and they want to absolutely kill conservative views around america. therefore the gil after talk show host. >> host: let's talk a little bit about the hard censorship that you write about. you think this democratic president with these big majorities in congress will go at faithful, fratto reinstitution of the fairness doctrine or will they approach it from a different angle? >> guest: if they do they can expect a tea party that is incredulous. it will be the biggest tea party this nation has ever seen. >> host: healing seen nothing yet. >> guest: you ain't seen nothing yet. no, they are not going to go to the front door on this because a lot of spl linds were put up about the fairness doctrine especially as the new president was coming into powe
even the president of the united states last at this of this is the empire and that we are dealing with. >> guest: it is very hypocritical and as he noticed, rush did not comment on that. he didn't need to. it tells the full story of what the far left really wants for america. and they don't want conservative views. they hate conservative views and they want to absolutely kill conservative views around america. therefore the gil after talk show host. >> host: let's talk a little bit...
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states and i don't know what he's thinking the enchanted question. >> the first one hundred days what has surprised you the most about this office and enchanted you the most. let me write this down. >> it was like i was watching a brownie scout meet the jonas brothers for god's sakes. i guess's back tt times building now, sitting there around the fondue with the guys putting their bread into the fondue pot. >> and colmes is there, too. i don't know what his deal over, what's with the anal retentive need on closure of war against people. >> the battle of witt and strategy. >> i know he's already there, probably down in the west village in his l-shaped studio padding around with his feety jammies checking expiration dates on the yoplait in the fridge. if you want that assurety write the rule books for parker brothers. i thought helen looked beautiful. the light bulbs beyoond barack obama were not green. waste asked to put the special touch on it. and looks like barack obama is letting it go a little bit. we know it's halloween and hillary was in the billing. i thought that was cruel. >>
states and i don't know what he's thinking the enchanted question. >> the first one hundred days what has surprised you the most about this office and enchanted you the most. let me write this down. >> it was like i was watching a brownie scout meet the jonas brothers for god's sakes. i guess's back tt times building now, sitting there around the fondue with the guys putting their bread into the fondue pot. >> and colmes is there, too. i don't know what his deal over, what's...
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they do want to work with the united states of america. so at this moment in world history, if the u.s. gets it right with china, then we are in for two or three decades of comfortable time. but if the u.s. gets it wrong with china at this point in time, then it is very dangerous. >> there has been in china for the last 20 years, roughly speaking, a kind of consistently pro-american foreign policy, by which i mean this -- that the chinese saw their salvation, their path to great power, their rise to great power as being fueled by a good relationship with america, because that gave them access to trade, technology, and also created a kind of umbrella of security under which they could grow. is the current leadership and the next generation of leadership in china, from what you can see, still kind of thinking along these same lines? or has the rise of china, the financial crisis, the discrediting perhaps of some notions of american -- the american model, has all this made the chinese feel, you know what? we need to rethink our relationship w
they do want to work with the united states of america. so at this moment in world history, if the u.s. gets it right with china, then we are in for two or three decades of comfortable time. but if the u.s. gets it wrong with china at this point in time, then it is very dangerous. >> there has been in china for the last 20 years, roughly speaking, a kind of consistently pro-american foreign policy, by which i mean this -- that the chinese saw their salvation, their path to great power,...
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we were not necessarily holding out the united states as a model, nor were we saying the united states has done everything wrong and you should not do what we do. so the implementation issues are what seem to be striking a lot of questions with them, and they were very interested to learn more about how would we in this country implement some of the programs and how some of the problems were identified. >> audience questions? the man in the blue-ma'am, in the blue coat? we have a microphone, over. >> this to answer your question that you would just getting at -- what we have seen in the discussion with different countries, i have seen three sort of reactions orq differences. the first one is values, the second one is implementation. the third is influence. values -- there is a difference between the u.s. in perceptions of fairness and why are people pour? in the u.s., where you have a bottle of individual effort and the focus on work, about 2/3 of the population, according to these surveys, believe that the poor are poor because they are essentially lazy, that they are not making the e
we were not necessarily holding out the united states as a model, nor were we saying the united states has done everything wrong and you should not do what we do. so the implementation issues are what seem to be striking a lot of questions with them, and they were very interested to learn more about how would we in this country implement some of the programs and how some of the problems were identified. >> audience questions? the man in the blue-ma'am, in the blue coat? we have a...
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it is something i championed in the united states senate. it has real implications for the area you want to get into and that's health care, because if we could get these small you know, devices and they could cure -- cancer and others quickly and without more scarring and the like, it is going to make a big difference. in the short-term, transportation funding will be a big priority for me this year. we have been able to -- to win the issuance of build america bonds so municipalities in the valley and elsewhere have a new option if financing roads and bridges and transportation systems. that will be a shot in the arm for the area because we know you can't have big league economic growth with little league transportation systems. now in terms of the area you would like to see in the health bill, there are -- some additional programs that are going to help us get the folks that we're going to need to carry out this bill. and if you'll lead me -- heave me your e-mail and phone, we'll be glad to work with you specifically, to sort of walk you a
it is something i championed in the united states senate. it has real implications for the area you want to get into and that's health care, because if we could get these small you know, devices and they could cure -- cancer and others quickly and without more scarring and the like, it is going to make a big difference. in the short-term, transportation funding will be a big priority for me this year. we have been able to -- to win the issuance of build america bonds so municipalities in the...
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the united states, hawaii is the best place. >> reporter: the promise of sunshine year round has not been enough to save the state's once booming tourism industry. now state officials look to president obama's hawaiian vacation to bring in much needed revenue. >> we depend mostly on tourism for our economy. and when the tourism went down, it affected everyone. >> reporter: marsha, the state tourism liaison, says it accounts for 25 of the economy and declined in the last two years for a loss of nearly $3 billion. now with an unemployment rate of 7%, and a budget shortfall expected to reach $1.2 billion by the end of 2010, state officials are looking for ways to cut. one proposal is to mandate furlough dates for teachers and cut the number of school days. but she says reviving tourism is the ultimate key to rebuilding the state's economy and she welcomes the free publicity that comes along with a presidential visit. >> all of the images that have been shown throughout the world, because of his visit here, is going to help hawaii immensely as we move forward to put that desire in people
the united states, hawaii is the best place. >> reporter: the promise of sunshine year round has not been enough to save the state's once booming tourism industry. now state officials look to president obama's hawaiian vacation to bring in much needed revenue. >> we depend mostly on tourism for our economy. and when the tourism went down, it affected everyone. >> reporter: marsha, the state tourism liaison, says it accounts for 25 of the economy and declined in the last two...
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those on the no-fly list are barred from boarding aircraft headed for the united states." how are they going to make that determination on who heads from which list? is there a specific criteria? guest: there is a specific set of criteria, the question that many people who are skeptics, like i am, but as this is how did that happen? çóhow did it suddenly become dozens of names being mgv d from one database to a more stringent database? why did that not happen earlier? what new criteria or information have you discovered that made you move those people's names over? is it just a political issue? did you try to make sure that you covered all the bases and so on? i do not think that the explanation of what occurred is forthcoming from the administration and i think that a lot of people should ask the question of what the criteria is in order to move those people over. host: virginia beach, virginia. democratic line. good morning, welcome to "the washington journal." caller: i would like to comment on homeland security. and i think that there was a break and probably homelan
those on the no-fly list are barred from boarding aircraft headed for the united states." how are they going to make that determination on who heads from which list? is there a specific criteria? guest: there is a specific set of criteria, the question that many people who are skeptics, like i am, but as this is how did that happen? çóhow did it suddenly become dozens of names being mgv d from one database to a more stringent database? why did that not happen earlier? what new criteria...
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it urges member states of the united nations to join the united states, the african union, the economic community of west african states and the european union in imposing sanctions against the ruling junta in guinea until constitutional order is restored. it supports regional efforts to resolve the conflict. it calls on noves ruling junta to uphold their pledges to organize free and fair and transparent elections to restore civilian rule in guinea. and it expresses solidarity with the people of guinea in this time of extreme uncertainty in their lives. i want to thank the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, mr. berman, for supporting this measure and enabling it to come to the floor today. i urge all my colleagues to support this noncontroversial and timely resolution. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. payne: i reserve the balance my time and -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: we have no other speakers, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker
it urges member states of the united nations to join the united states, the african union, the economic community of west african states and the european union in imposing sanctions against the ruling junta in guinea until constitutional order is restored. it supports regional efforts to resolve the conflict. it calls on noves ruling junta to uphold their pledges to organize free and fair and transparent elections to restore civilian rule in guinea. and it expresses solidarity with the people...
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does this impact the united states and this country's economy? guest: by the way, one of the problems -- the chinese currency on balance is also affecting europe. and greece is symptomatic of that. how it would affect the united states? it affects the european kong -- currency, the bureau. so i see a positive effect. because the dollar -- as weak as it is, it is really worthless because the federal reserve is just running the printing presses full speed. but greece and ireland and a few other countries are in dire straits. greece may default on its debt and that will wreak -- weaken european currencies so foreign investment will tend to migrate to our country which will help keep our interest rates low, and low interest rates should help boost recovery. >> next phone call, san antonio, texas, independent mind. caller: i have a comment to make. host: go ahead. caller: i want republicans and democrats, everyone who hears my voice, our lord and savior jesus christ, this is his world, he is still in charge -- once before, man did, and if you read you
does this impact the united states and this country's economy? guest: by the way, one of the problems -- the chinese currency on balance is also affecting europe. and greece is symptomatic of that. how it would affect the united states? it affects the european kong -- currency, the bureau. so i see a positive effect. because the dollar -- as weak as it is, it is really worthless because the federal reserve is just running the printing presses full speed. but greece and ireland and a few other...
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the united states -- we rely on their help and involvement in this process. i think that is very important for the region. the other problem, if we are talking about a ron, we hope that this problem could be solved through diplomatic means -- with iran. we need stability in the region and this will not come unless we realize we have to comply with international law and comply also in how to solve the problem by dialogue. thank you very much, madame secretary. >> thank you so much, your excellency. >> happy new year, madam secretary, your excellency. on yemen, what can you say about the latest -- the latest you can say about the terrorist threat to the u.s. embassy. given the concerns they have had about yemen, what is the u.s. prepared to do to help yemen combat their growing terrorist problem? given the embassies in discussions with the terrorist's father, how much blame do you think the state department has for not highlighting the fact that this man had a visa or pulling a visa? mr. -- your excellency, i would ask that you follow up on your comments. you s
the united states -- we rely on their help and involvement in this process. i think that is very important for the region. the other problem, if we are talking about a ron, we hope that this problem could be solved through diplomatic means -- with iran. we need stability in the region and this will not come unless we realize we have to comply with international law and comply also in how to solve the problem by dialogue. thank you very much, madame secretary. >> thank you so much, your...